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Articles By Chris Burt

Chris Burt is managing editor and industry analyst at Biometric Update. He has also written nonfiction about information technology, dramatic arts, sports culture, and fantasy basketball, as well as fiction about a doomed astronaut. He lives in Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter @AFakeChrisBurt.

 

Details on Gatwick airport biometrics deployment emerge as Algeria and Pune announce plans

Gatwick Airport is planning to extend its biometric facial recognition checks to eight more departure gates following the planned extension…

 

International Identity Day celebrated with rich nations largely on sidelines

As the second International Identity Day takes place, September 16, 2019, a number of countries and organizations are marking the…

 

Industry experts share business fears with Biometrics Institute

“What keeps you awake at night?” the Biometrics Institute asked a number of industry stakeholders at a recent event, and…

 

HID Global acquires PKI provider HydrantID for enterprise data and IoT security

HID Global has acquired enterprise data and IoT management provider HydrantID complement its IdenTrust digital certification authority business HydrantID specializes…

 

Trulioo tops RegTech awards verification and ID check category for 4th year in a row

Trulioo has announced it has been given the number one ranking in the new 2019 RegTech Supplier Performance Report from…

 

Authentication with Aadhaar biometrics or in person to be mandatory for GST refunds

India’s GST (Goods and Services Tax) Network has declared all new dealers must perform mandatory Aadhaar biometric authentication or physical…

 

High traffic identification tops this week’s biometrics and digital ID news

Progress in Nigeria and in airport biometrics systems make up several of the most popular articles on Biometric Update this…

 

Privacy concerns raised with Vision-Box biometric cloud service for India’s Digi Yatra

The involvement of Vision-Box in India’s trials of biometrics for aviation identity checks under Digi Yatra is facing scrutiny over…

 

Biometrics research briefs: global growth, fraud detection and voice recognition

Some big numbers are being forecast for the biometrics market and related industries, with major growth in fraud detection, voice…

 

Yitu and VisionLabs impress in latest NIST facial recognition test results

The latest results from the National Institute of Science and Technology’s (NIST’s) Ongoing Facial Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) for Verification…

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